DD (new Y7) is fairly bright. I think I have a good understanding of where she's at, which is above average but not so far as to elevate her above her peers.
She got level 5 across the board in her SATs. She did get 98% in her L3-5 paper but just missed out on the L6 by 1%. We just got her CAT scores and she averaged 114. She's in the top sets for everything, but is mid-pack within these sets.
As I say - above average (or average for mumsnet as it's also known!) but I don't think she needs any additional support or input.
I have been invited to a meeting in a few weeks for parents of G&T kids. I am surprised she's made the cut. She's at a comprehensive with good but not great results. I'm sure in a selective school or in a more high-achieving catchment area she wouldn't be in the G&T group.
So do they just base the G&T group on the top 10% for the school? If so, doesn't that mean that much brighter kids in other schools would be getting overlooked? Is this just a funding chasing exercise?
Just trying to decide whether there's any benefit to going to the meeting? TBH I feel a bit nervous about it, like the other parents are going to be wondering what I'm doing there!
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I've been invited to a meeting for parents of G&T. Please can someone explain.
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treehouselover · 24/10/2013 13:26
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